Well there is a huge difference between Bo Diddley and King Crimson. Thing
is, no one plays Bo the right way. Saw him here once with a pickup band
that didn't have a clue. Even ole Bo was sort of pissed off.

RS

Josh Chasin wrote:

>  I like 4/4.
>
> If I want rhythmic complexity, I'll listen to... something rhythmically
> complex.
>
> >From: Lord Granger <glowfriend2003@yahoo.com>
> >Reply-To: audities@smoe.org
> >To: mkaras@mindspring.com, audities@smoe.org
> >Subject: Re: What makes a great song? Poll!?!!
> >Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2003 15:03:10 -0700 (PDT)
> >
> >Matty Karas <mkaras@mindspring.com> wrote:
> >
> > > interesting that no one's mentioned rhythm yet.
> >
> >Maybe that's because powerpop (gag, I hate that term)
> >is, essentially, rhythmically retarded -- GENERALLY
> >SPEAKING, folks. Most powerpop is based on standard
> >4/4 rhythm patterns, and tinkering with that formula,
> >by default, will render the song unto a genre other
> >than powerpop (ie. mathrock, prog, emo). I know, I
> >know, some non-4/4 patterns (such as 3/4) often crop
> >up in 'lite' pop songs (see Wondermints), but --
> >again, IN GENERAL -- powerpoppers eschew rhythmic
> >diversity in much the same way Stewart Mason eschews
> >good music. Gotcha, Stew-boy! ;)
> >
> >Personally, I'd like to see a little more rhythmic
> >variation in pop music in general, but that takes
> >something that 99.9% of powerpop writers lack: musical
> >sophistication. Powerpop ain't brain surgery,
> >musically speaking, but, as someone posted earlier, it
> >DOES take a certain measure of talent (or sheer force
> >of will) to play it well. But, for Tracy Partridge's
> >sake, does it ALWAYS have to be in 4/4?
> >
> >It's called imagination, people; use it for a change.
> >
> >Was that too "Lord"-like of a pronouncement? Sorry,
> >but mincing words is not my forte. Social change does
> >not arise out of a climate of political correctness;
> >powerpop will not rise above the slimey, laughable
> >cliche it has become unless YOU change it.
> >
> >LG
> >
> >NP: The Fetals -- Abbey Womb
> >
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